A. D. 1642. ^22 



6. The emptions of the ofRce of ordnance for the 



years 1 641 and 1642 together, - - 5>443 12 o 



7. Charge of fetting forth 15 of his majefty's fhips for 



the narrow feas, a/i^w 164.2, for eight months, 



to the treafurer of the navy, - - 48,368 10 o 



8. Ditto for 24 merchant (hips for the fame year and 



time, - _ . - 81,758 8 o 



9. For vidualhng the faid 15 king's fhips for that 



time, - - . _ „ 27,359 16 6 



The Dutch Weft-India company, obfer\'ing that the native Indians of 

 Chili were inveterately incenfed againft their conquerors the Spaniards, 

 had flattered themfelves that they fhould be able to make an eafy con- 

 queft of that fine country. For this end they fitted out a fquadron of 

 fhips, hoping thereby to poflefs themfelves of fome of their gold mines. 

 At firft indeed they defeated a party of Spaniards in that country, and 

 gained over fome of the chiefs of the native Indians to enter into an al- 

 liance with them againft the Spaniards, which encouraged the Dutch to 

 eredl a fort at Baldivia, and to propofe a commercial correfpondence 

 with the natives ; yet the later, through fome mifchance or other, be- 

 coming jealous of their proceedings, the Dutch were in the end obliged 

 to retire from Chili to that part of Brafil which was at this time in their 

 pofleffion. 



A frefh company of merchants of France had been eilabliflied by 

 Richlieu for the trade to the Eaft-Indies ; but though they fent out a 

 fhip every year for India, yet moft of their fhips were either entirely 

 lofl, or elfe loft moft of their failors by diftempers. And though they 

 rhade great attempts to fettle a permanent colony at Madagafcar, yet it 

 did not fucceed, and fo this third company came to nothing. Yet fome 

 private merchants from St. Maloes fent (hips to India, which trade, it 

 was faid, turned out well for fome time, but was afterwards dropped. 



This year two Dutch fhips failed from Batavia in the Eaft-Indies on 

 difcovery fouthward. They found a new paflage by fea to the fouth of 

 New Holland, Van Dieman's land, &c. Coming to New Zealand, in 42 

 degrees i o minutes fouth latitude, they there found a cruel barbarous 

 people, who murdered four of their men. Thence they failed north- 

 weft amongft many iflands, to fome of which they gave the names of 

 Amfterdam, Rotterdam, &c. Thence they failed weft about to New 

 Guinea, and home to Batavia, after being out about ten months. [Har- 

 rises Colledion of voyages, p. 608.] 



1643. — In March 1642-3 the Englifh lords and commons in parlia- 

 ment made an ordinance, without the king, for raifing L34,io8 : 10 

 per week, which amounts to Li ,773,649 : i6 per annum. [RiiJhzvortb''s. 

 Hi/ioriad colleSiions, V. v, p. 15a} 



